News

FRIDAY 16^th

• David (CEO) and Lynn (Director of Clinical Services) are at St. John’s Hospice in Lancaster for a meeting of the Lancs and South Cumbria Hospices Group.

 

• Our siblings group, Chill Out and Chat, will be going out for a Christmas meal at Piccolo’s Italian Restaurant.

 

• It’s ‘Wear a Christmas Hat Day’, so naturally – we’ll all be taking part! Wear your finest festive hats, but please adhere to IPC policies. To celebrate, our children and young people will be in the Messy PlayZone crafting their own hats.

 

• Heads down, it’s Christmas bingo time! Join us in the Lounge this morning.

 

• If you’re taking part in Secret Santa, your present needs to be in today! Please go and see Elf Tina with your gifts.

SATURDAY 17^th  

• Sensory Story Time with Caroline W (Wellbeing & Play Worker) will be held in the Lounge this morning.

 

• Danni’s Club, for our younger siblings, will be out and about at Wacky World inflatable park for their final outing of 2022.

SUNDAY 18^th

• We’re going to be celebrating Hannukah with themed art work in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

 

• Our Wellbeing & Play Team will lead a sensory journey in the hospice Winter Wonderland followed by a massage in the Sensory Room this afternoon.

 

• Christmas Dinner will be served in Danni’s Diner today for anyone working the weekend shift.

 

• Our Preston, Blackburn and Chorley stores will be open for one week only between the hours of 10:00am – 4:00pm so that Christmas shoppers can grab their last minute stocking fillers.

MONDAY 19^th

• David (CEO) and Lynn (Director of Clinical Services) are on an away day with Greater Manchester Hospices Group.

 

• BBC North West Tonight are visiting the hospice as part of a Christmas special on one of our children.

 

• Ssssssssh – it’s a secret! Elf Tina will be making her way around the hospice with everyone’s Secret Santa gifts today.

 

• Join us for Christmas arts and crafts in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

 

• From today, ALL Christmas Cards will be slashed by half prices across all of our stores and website, meaning you can get those last minute Christmas cards for just £1.75 for a packet of ten!

 

TUESDAY 20^th

• Visitors from Trinity/Brian House Hospices will be visiting Derian House this morning.

 

• Andrew (Head of Retail and Online Sales) is hosting a Retail team meeting in the Conference Room all day today.

 

• Actress Linda Lusardi will be visiting us, alongside the cast of Thwaites Empire Theatre’s Cinderella, to deliver presents and bring some festive joy this morning.

 

• There’ll be plenty of festive smells coming from Danni’s Diner when our children and young people take part in Christmas baking this morning.

 

• Bolton Wanderers’ first team squad will drop by not long after Cinderella has left with bags full of gifts for our children and young people.

 

• Individual and group sessions of music therapy with Martha will be held in the Snug between 2:00 – 6:00pm this afternoon.

WEDNESDAY 21^st

• Festive singalong with Rachel (Music Teacher) will take place in the Snug from 11:00am, after a morning session of Music and Movement.

 

• Sensory Story with Caroline for our in-house children will be held in the Lounge this morning.

 

• The Derian Voices will meet at their weekly singing session from 12:00pm – 1:00pm in the Seaside Room. Join us for an hour of vocal harmony, no matter your singing ability!

 

• A second helping of Christmas Dinner will be served up to our staff, families, young people and volunteers today from 12:00pm.

 

• A group of our children will be out on a trip to Rainbow Hub for rebound therapy this afternoon.

THURSDAY 22^nd

• Join our children and young people for Christmas party games in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

 

• Despite their workload, Santa and his elves will be making a special appearance here at Derian House to see who’s on the naughty and nice lists from 11:30am in the Messy PlayZone.

 

• John (Family Counsellor) and his fortnightly wellbeing session will return to the Cinema from 4:00pm. Anyone is welcome to attend.

 

• Our resident Pets as Therapy pooch, Shuna, will be visiting the hospice with her human, Linda, for pet therapy snuggles.

 

• This evening from 5:00 – 9:00pm, the gardens here at the hospice will be opened up for our special Trees of Love Christmas Evening, which will see over 250 Derian supporters take a look around our Winter Wonderland made up of 150 trees which have been bought in tribute to a loved one lost. There’ll be plenty of stalls, mulled wine, and even a Santa’s Grotto in Smile Park.

FRIDAY 23^rd

• Today is David’s last day here at Derian House. Good luck for the future David and thanks for everything you’ve done.

 

• Music and Movement with Claire (Wellbeing & Play Worker) will take place in the Messy PlayZone this morning.

SATURDAY 24^th

• T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, the hydrotherapy pool was open for our children to splash about!

SUNDAY 25^th

• IT’S CHRIIIIIIIIISTMAAAAAAAAS! Merry Christmas everyone – have a great one, whatever you’re up to!

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

• If you would like to share with the rest of Derian what your department is up to in the next 7 days, please send an email to murray@derianhouse.co.ukbefore Thursday the week before.

Have a great week everyone! J